Spong suggests that the disciples and the writers of the gospels found their images of Jesus in Hebrews, Isaiah II and Daniel. He distils five clues that help to solve the mystery of Easter and enable him to reconstruct what happened at the first Easter and in the days and months following. His theory is that Jesus's followers all deserted him when he was crucified and that his place and manner of burial are unknown. The key disciples met again in Galilee, where they tried to understand the traumatic loss of their leader. They underwent a profound spiritual experience, convincing themselves that Jesus had not risen from the dead as prophesied in the Old Testament.
- ISBN13 9780060674298
- Publish Date 30 June 2018 (first published 17 March 1994)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 27 January 2021
- Publish Country US
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Imprint HarperOne
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 352
- Language English